This paper aims at analysing the recent CAP reform from the perspective of the current general and strategic objectives of the EU as defined by the Lisbon Strategy. A critical appraisal of the CAP impact in terms of regional growth is carried out. Firstly from a strictly conceptual and...

A Közös Agrárpolitika (KAP) II. pillérét képező vidékfejlesztés, illetve az annak mozgásterét érintő változások alapvetően meghatározzák Magyarország vidéki térségeinek fe-jlődési esélyeit. Az eddigi vidékfejlesztési beavatkozások az elemzők szerint elsősorban az...

Farms in Poland Before and After the EU Accession. The Competitiveness of Lithuanian Farms in the EU. Prospects of the Slovakian Farm Sector under the CAP. Farm structure in the Czech Republic – Today and Tomorrow. Structural Changes and Measures for Improvement of Effectiveness and Economic...

Common Agricultural Policy and the regional diversification of Polish farming. The Structural Changes in the Rural Areas and Agriculture: the Case of the Czech Republic. Structural Changes in the Agri-Food Sector and in Rural Areas of Hungary. Regional differences of Bulgarian rural development....

The paper presents selected legal issues concerning cooperatives, including their organization and taxation. Additionally, it shows statistical data and indicates the directions of activities of cooperatives operating in agriculture and rural areas in selected countries of Western Europe,...

The paper deals with the future of the EU Common Agricultural Policy. The New Financial Perspective (2007-2013) is being discussed. The paper is supplemented by analysis of the impact of the 2003 reform on the most important markets. Final part of the paper deals with a presentation of...

Poland’s accession to the EU led to rapid adjustments in the Polish food sector. Opening the enormous common European market, with over 450 million consumers, forced the processing industry to face an extreme competition, while creating at the same time an increased outlet opportunity. Customs...

The Common Agricultural Policy of the EU influences the agriculture in production but also in different functions as there are the function of resource protection, recreation, landscape diversity and spatial structuring. Especially in a comparison of regions on both side of the farmer Iron...